Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Garemani Family collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts and books,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1514-1899
Collection number: 453
Creator: Noyan Garemani's father was the original collector of these materials.
Extent: 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: The collection consists of Persian and Arabic printed works and manuscripts dating from approximately 1514-1899. Subjects
include history, literature, medicine, mathematics, diplomatics, theology, and poetry.
Languages:
Arabic
Iranian
Turkish
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Noyan and Homa Garemani, 2004.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Garemani Family collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts and books (Collection 453). UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Processing History:
Processed by Ali Anooshahr in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Laurel McPhee, Winter
2005.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of nineteen Iranian manuscripts and three rare printed works, dating from the late Safawid to the
late Qajar periods. The subjects of the items vary from science and medicine to history, literature, religion, and grammar.
Of particular scholarly interest is a rare Persian translation of an unidentified Turkish commentary on Maulana Jalal al-Din
Rumi's Maṣnavῑ, and an original Persian-language biography on Napolean Bonaparte. Published works have been included in the
finding aid; in addition, full catalog records for these books can be found in the UCLA Library online catalog by performing
a keyword search on the phrase, "Noyan Garemani collection" in the UCLA Library catalog.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Books, 1873-1911 (Box 1).
- Manuscripts, ca. 1514-1899 (Boxes 1-3).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273. Masnavī.
Civilization, Arab--Archival resources.
Arabic literature--1258-1800--Archival resources.
Arabic literature--1801- --Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Garemani, Noyan.
Sabzavārī, Hādī ibn Mahdī, b. 1797 or 8.
Qummī, Muhammad ibn Ahmad, 10th/11th cent.
Tūsī, Nasīr al-Dīn Muhammad ibn Muhammad, 1201-1274.
ˋAlī al-Ridā ibn Mūsá, d. 818 or 19.--Risālah al-dhahabīyah.--Persian.
Āzar Baygdilī, Lutf ῾Alī ibn Āqā Khān, 1721 or 2-1780 or 81.--Ātishkadah.--Persian.
Bāfqī, Muhammad Mufīd ibn Mahmūd, 17th cent.--Jāmi᾿-i Mufīdī mujallid-i siyyum. Persian.
Burūjirdī, Sayyid Alī Naqī.--ˋAyn al-bakka. Persian.
Jurjānī, ˋAbd al-Qāhir ibn ˋAbd al-Rah?mān, d. 1078? al-ˋAwāmil fī al-nahw. Arabic.
Manūchihrī Dāmghānī, Abū Najm Ahmad ibn Qaws. Dīvān-i Manūchihrī Dāmghānī. Persian.
